The Manx MSA Summer Ball, held on Saturday 1st July at the Palace Hotel & Casino, raised an amazing ?23,650, what a fantastic result.

The 165 guests enjoyed a great evening of food and entertainment, all conducted by the excellent MC, Mr Peter Sutton.

The event had some special items up for auction, including  a two week stay in a 4 bed villa in Florida (courtesy of Bill Mummery), which raised ?4,000 and the raffle raised over ?6,000, thanks to matched funding of ?3,000 from Barclays Bank.

Niall Carey, Head of Communications for the charity, said, "We are delighted that the event was so successful. All the funds go to the charity, whose main aims are to provide a hub for local MSA patients and families, raise awareness of MSA and fund research to find an early diagnosis. We'd like to thank to all who made the event possible, including the fabulous Rumi & Hilda, who worked tirelessly to make it happen, Pokerstars Helping Hands who continue to be amazing supporters and of course Barclays Bank for matching the raffle up to ?3,000.

Now to get next year's in the diary!!!"